Parks police talk woman out of jumping over Niagara Falls

DurhamRegion.com

NIAGARA FALLS — Niagara Parks Police were able to talk a woman out of taking a plunge over the Horseshoe Falls Tuesday.

The parks police, along with members of the Niagara Regional Police and the Niagara Falls Fire Department were called to Table Rock after reports of a suicidal female at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. When they arrived at the scene, responders discovered the woman had climbed over the wall and hung precariously over the fast flowing waters of the Niagara River. The female was approximately 15 feet from the brink of the falls.

A member of the parks police was able to gain rapport with the female and after 20 minutes, the woman was apprehended. She was transported to the Niagara Health System’s St. Catharines Hospital for further assessment of her mental health.

Peel Regional Police Service and the Hamilton Police Service were also involved as they provided Niagara Police with pertinent information about the woman.